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Canuckistanian

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18. Oh, fucking right it was entrapment

Reply to cory777 (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 06:26 PM

Sep 2012

Gladden says one of those officers -- Detective Shannon Dowell -- came up with the idea to have protestors chain themselves together using lockboxes.

"The police officers went and bought the material, manufactured what they're calling "sleeping dragons," also known as lockboxes."

And THEN they pull out the bullshit charge of "unlawful use of a criminal instrument", which is an obscure law to put it mildly.

This is SUCH a travesty of justice

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Did police go too far in undercover Occupy mission? [View all] cory777 Sep 2012 OP

Entrapment. The officers should be facing charges. Downwinder Sep 2012 #1

+1000! nt snappyturtle Sep 2012 #2

It's entrapment to the point of absolute stupidity Major Nikon Sep 2012 #7

Austin is one of the safest cities in the country... AgainsttheCrown Sep 2012 #9

I love Texas for reasons that have nothing to do with politics Major Nikon Sep 2012 #16

Using agent provocateurs azurnoir Sep 2012 #3

This is nothing new, however... elzenmahn Sep 2012 #14

Of course they went too far pauldp Sep 2012 #4

Did they come up with this on their own, OnyxCollie Sep 2012 #5

So the undercover cops bought the pipes and manufactured the "lockboxes" then the cops broke the law Electric Monk Sep 2012 #6

Over and over and over again. donheld Sep 2012 #8

Absolutely! Why Syzygy Sep 2012 #10

Occupy! obxhead Sep 2012 #11

5 years tops and Blackwater/"Xe" will be policing the streets blkmusclmachine Sep 2012 #12

Look back to the RNC in St. Paul.... lib2DaBone Sep 2012 #13

We've Been Here Before Georgia Peach Sep 2012 #15

Felonies for peaceful protest. The cops new that pvc pipes are classified as criminal instruments... Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #17

Oh, fucking right it was entrapment Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #18

Don't the police always go too far in these types of situations? Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2012 #19